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CORSET 'Filati June 27, 1921 v.' Hum-MNA Patented Sept. 1,4, 1926.

UNITED STATES VITA BUCHANAN, oF NEW Yonx. N. Y.

CORSET.

Application led `Tune 27, 1921.

My invention relates to improvements in corsets, and the same has for itsobject to provide a corset which will lit erfeetly, be comfortable to the wearer, an which will give t-o the person of the wearer a trim and graceful figure.

Further, saidinvention has for its object to provide a corset which may be readily adjusted in position u on the person of the wearer and snugly ein race the hips, thighs and buttocks.

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a corset whose open or separated edges may be secured together throughout their entire length and completely enclose or conceal leg embracing members extending inwardly from the opposite sides of the cooperating with members secured within the corset adjacent to its lower front edges and jointly serving to confine the figure without interfering with the free and unrestrained use of the legs.

Other objects will in part be obvious and part be pointed out hereinafter.

o the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends my invention consists in the novel details of construction, and in the combination, connection and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and then pointed out in the claims.

' In the accompanying drawings showing an illustrative embodiment of the invention` Figure 1 is an illustrative view showing one form of corset constructed according to and embodying my said invention in position upon the wearer;

Fig. 2 is a front view to show partly broken away the leg-embracing members; and Fig. 3 is a side view showing one-half or part of the corset spread out, and the parts constituting one leg embracing portion secured together.

In said drawings 10 desi nates a corset which, for the purposes of illustrating my invention'is herein shown as coset comprising two similarl a 12 adapted `seat, and having leg engaging portions 13 gage, at the outer side of the an open front l Serial No. 480,691.

edge of the provided at `their rear edges with one or more laces, as,

out their entire lengths by the studs 16 and lace 15 down of the spine of the wearer.

1e lower rear edge of each half or part is curved downwardly' and forwardly towards its side of the half or part where the same meets the downwardly and rearwardly curved lower front edge to form a tab or flap 19, to which is secured one end of a stocking supporter 19 adapted to enleg, the upper edge of a stocking.

The lower rear part or seat portion of each half or part is cut away, and to the edges formed thereby is secured a substantially rectangular elastic seat insert 20 which is preferably made l ing its elastic threads 20 extending a tapering downwardly and forwardly seat conforming member or strap 22 having blunt pointed end 23 provided along its edge with a reinforcing stri upper portion are to whose he tapering members ers or straps which, when adjustably securing the said rear edges together. The front edge of bers or straps 22 are .and buttocks or seat passed forwardly over the inner sides of the thighs, are adapted to meet or approach the free ends of rearwardly extending front tapering portions or straps 26 which are secured along their inner, substantially vertical edges to the inner sides of the corset halves or parts. The other or free end'of each of said tapering members or straps 26 is also provided with a lap 27, and a reinforcing strip 28 having eyelets 29 therein registering with the eyelets 24 of the back members or straps 22 to receive a lacing 30 which may be of elastic or inelastic material, as desired.

The upper edges of the rear tapering memso curved that when their forward free ends are secured to the rearwardly extending free ends of the front members or straps 26, the same will form a more or less rounded open portion 23", the purpose of which is obvious.

l-Vhile lacings for securing the ends of the straps 22, 2G together are herein shown and described, it is obvious thatthe same be detachably secured by hooks and eyes, snap fastenings, or other convenient means.

lt is to be noted that by means of m -imroved corset construction, the hips,t ighs and buttocks of the wearer are effectively held to shape by the leg embracing portions,

or straps 22, 26, and by the action of the stocking supporters 19', 25, which tend to draw the sides and the seat portions of theV eliciently shape andl corset taut and thereby confine the corset about and to the thighs of the wearer. Further, it is to be noted that although I have shown the invention as applied to a corset which is formed of two parts, open at both the front and back, it will be obvious l that the invention is equally applicable to wardly corsets which are open either at their front or at their back portions only. I

Havin thus described my said invention what I cia Patent is:

l. A corset comprising a body portion adapted to be secured together to confine the body of the wearer, an elastic seat portion therefor having a free ylower edge, leg embracing members each composed of two parts; one of said parts extending downand forwardly yfrom the lower edge of said seat portion, and the other having one end secured to the' inner side of the front of the corset and its free end extending rearwardly, means for securing the inner ends of said parts together to embrace the y substantially as. speci of the wearer, and a stocking supmember securddto one of said parts,

thighs porting 2. A corset comprising im and ldesire to secure by4 Letters a4 body portion A adapted to be secured together to'cnne the body of the wearer, an elastic seat therefor having a free lower edge terminating in downwardly and forwardly extending parts, members each having one end secured to the inner side of the front portion of the corset adjacent to the meeting edge thereof, means for securing the ends of. Said parts and members together to form thigh embracing members, and stocking supporting means secured to and extending from said thigh embracing members, substantially as specified.

3. A corset comprising a body portion, an

elastic seat therefor and leg embracing members each composed of two tapering parts; one of said parts being formed of elastic material and extending downwardly and inwardly from the lower edge of said elastic seat, and the other of said parts having one end secured to the inner side of the front portion of the corset adjacent to its respective meeting edge of the corset and its other end extending rearwardly, means for securing the inner ends of said parts together, and a stocking supporting member secured to each of said elastic parts, substantially as specified. v

4. A corset comprising a body portion, a seat composed of a pair of substantially rectangular elastic portions at the lower rear portion of said body portion, a member extending diagonally from the free corner of each of said elastic portions, members extending rearwardly, from the inner front sides of the corset, means for securing the cooperating ends of said rearwardly extending members to said diagonally extending members, and stocking supporting members secured to the ends of said members extending diagonally.A from said elastic seat portions, and stocking supporting members secured to the opposite outer sides of the corset, substantially as specified.

5. A corset comprising abody porti-on, a seat composed of a pair of substantially rectangular elastic portions at the lower rear portion of said body portion, a member extending diagonally from the free corner o each of said elastic portions, members extending rearwardly ,from the inner front sides of the corset, means for securing the cooperating ends of said rearwardly extending members to said diagonally extending members, and stocking supporting members secured to the opposite sides ofthe corset and to the ends ofvsaid members extending of June, vone thousand nine hundred and twenty-one. i

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